Hindu man attacked and assaulted during Urs celebration by Muslim men
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India 
15 May, 2023
Case Summary
On May 16, 2023, a Hindu man identified as Mahesh Mukund Shahane was brutally beaten and assaulted by three Muslims during the Islamic Urs celebration in Shrirampur, Ahmednagar of Maharashtra. The accused individuals were identified as Samir Pathan, Shoaib Qureshi and Javed Shah who assaulted the victim for merely being associated with a local Hindu organisation. Mahesh who is associated with a local Hindu organisation active in exposing anti-Islamic activities ongoing in the city, was on long target of the accused men who had in the past issued death threats to him for making pro-Hindu reels. Sources said that during the festive celebration, Mahesh was found alone, trapped and assaulted with the intention of killing him. The victim was taken to an open ground close to the railway lines and brutally beaten with sticks and a sharp weapon. The victim was then admitted at Sakhar Kamgar Hospital, Shrirampur.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In several cases, Hindus are attacked specifically or tangentially for their association with parties or organisations perceived to be pro-Hindu and/or for working in favour of the Hindu community. One of the classic cases was the attack against a Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha (BJYM) worker Praveen Nettaru. Nettaru was attacked and hacked to death for his association with Hindu organizations and his work for the Hindu community. He was murdered by PFI, a terror organization which aimed to commit a genocide of Hindus, target Hindu leaders specifically and turn India into an Islamic Nation. In such cases, it is possible that the immediate trigger for the violence is non-religious – either according to the perpetrator or the police. However, there are surrounding circumstances from which the conclusion can be reached that the victim was attacked for his association with a Hindu organization. In a similar case, Rinku Sharma was attacked by radicals. He was a member of Bajrang Dal and regularly worked for the Hindu community. While the police cited a different non-religious trigger for the attack, it is true that he was associated to a Hindu organization and the family of Rinku Sharma specifically attributed his gruesome murder to him working for Bajrang Dal and raising Jai Shree Ram slogans. Such cases are intrinsically driven by religious hate and would therefore be documented as a hate crime under this category.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 1
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Complaint filed
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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